3 Movies Like Bird (2024)

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Chasing the feel of watching Bird ? Here are the movies we recommend you watch right after.

Given the genre being centered on a child protagonist, many coming-of-age stories sideline parents in the narrative, sometimes to the point they’re not mentioned at all. So when Andrea Arnold returned to fiction filmmaking with coming-of-age story Bird, it was surprising to see how true it delves into parenthood, albeit from the eyes of the teenager being parented. Maybe it shouldn’t have been a surprise, considering Barry Keoghan, fresh off of Saltburn, was casted as the protagonist’s single dad, but Arnold structures the entire story to fit in different stages of parenthood in a rundown town, through the strong way she characterizes the people Bailey gets to know in her journey and through the brilliant incorporation of magic in a not-so-magical place. The parents here may not be perfect, but Bird takes flight precisely because of the film’s empathy and understanding.

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, 2024

The journey of transitioning can be tough, but it’s not likely to be as wild as the journey undertaken by the titular rich mob boss of the crime thriller romance musical Emilia Pérez. It’s pretty surprising, with the incredibly stylish and totally unpredictable ways the plot unfolds, all made possible by the ridiculous all-or-nothing methods and means of a Mexican mob, and it’s a delight to see Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez feel at home in their respective Spanish-speaking roles. There are certain moments where the film bites off more than it can chew, but the visuals are stunning, the story is daring, and there’s really nothing like Emilia Pérez right now.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Actor: Adriana Paz, Anabel Lopez, Edgar Ramírez, Karla Sofía Gascón, Mark Ivanir, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana

Director: Jacques Audiard

Rating: R

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, 2024

Small Things Like These is the kind of film that doesn’t have a grand resolution, a dramatic climax, or a widespread shift that would change the world forever. What happens might not even change the country, or the town Bill Furlong lives in. But that doesn’t mean the film is unimportant. While Cillian Murphy masterfully reckons with Furlong’s conscience, the community is silent… So too is the score, but it challenges the automatic flinch when we hear the background– the screams, the wailing, and the pain. It challenges the way we, and the town of New Ross, try to make sense of the sounds, explaining it away with more plausible, more palatable reasons, or justifying them with excuses. Small Things Like These can be a tad understated in its approach, but it’s a smart comparison to the way community can silence the conscience, and how abuse can lay rampant in secret.

Genre: Drama

Actor: Abby Fitz, Agnes O'Casey, Aidan O'Hare, Amy De Bhrún, Cillian Murphy, Clare Dunne, Eileen Walsh, Emily Watson, Helen Behan, Joanne Crawford, Mark McKenna, Michelle Fairley, Patrick Ryan, Peter Claffey, Zara Devlin

Director: Tim Mielants

Rating: PG-13

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, 2024

Juror #2 is the kind of film that doesn’t waste time: it’s immediately compelling as it throws questions about morality, guilt, and conscience straight to your face. There are familiar people in this stacked cast, including Chris Messina and J.K. Simmons, but it’s Nicholas Hoult as the titular second juror and Toni Collete as the ambitious prosecutor who stand out. The weight of the film’s heavy questions lies on their shoulders, and they convey every feeling—from doubt and remorse to exaltation and hope—with painful clarity. I only the film hadn’t taken the easy way out, and that the debate among the jury could have been thornier and trickier, but as it is, Juror #2 is a compelling addition to our book of excellent courtroom dramas.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Actor: Adrienne C. Moore, Amy Aquino, Bria Brimmer, Cedric Yarbrough, Chikako Fukuyama, Chris Messina, Drew Scheid, Francesca Eastwood, Gabriel Basso, Grant Roberts, Hedy Nasser, J.K. Simmons, Jason Coviello, Javier Vazquez Jr., KateLynn E. Newberry, Kellen Boyle, Kevin Saunders, Kiefer Sutherland, Kurt Yue, Leslie Bibb, Megan Mieduch, Nicholas Hoult, Phil Biedron, Rachel Walters, Rebecca Koon, Scott Alan Smith, Tom Thon, Toni Collette, Zele Avradopoulos, Zoey Deutch

Director: Clint Eastwood

Rating: PG-13

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